India offers 'wombs for rent'


	India offers 'wombs for rent'

wiccantexan

12-30-2007 4:11 PM

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india, children, pregnancy, babies, commericial, women

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1-1-2008 12:45 PM

seaj11

I think this is great. It seems like a win-win situation for both the infertile couple and the surrogate mother.

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